An Act To Create An Administrative Hearing Procedure For The Mississippi Department Of Marine Resources; To Amend Section 49-15-401, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create A Compliance Officer Within The Department Of Marine Resources; To Amend Section 49-15-403, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Powers And Duties Of The Compliance Officer; To Amend Section 49-15-411, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Harmless Error In Complying With Procedural Requirements; To Amend Section 49-15-417, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Change Commission To Department; To Amend Sections 49-27-33 And 49-27-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Recommending Authority Of The Commission; To Amend Section 49-27-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Written Recommendations Of The Commission Incorporating Its Findings And Reasons And To Clarify The Executive Director's Final Decision-making Authority; To Amend Section 49-27-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Further Clarify The Commission's Recommending Authority And The Executive Director's Final Decision-making Authority; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Establish A "task Force To Study Mississippi's Labor Force Participation Rates"; To Prescribe The Membership Of The Task Force And Provide For Its Organization; To Provide For A Report By The Task Force; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create A Study Committee To Study The Impact And Societal Effect Of Police Pursuits, The Necessity Of Police Pursuits Into Another Jurisdiction, The Overall Benefit Of Police Pursuits Weighed Against The Risks Of Such Pursuits, The Speed At Which Such Pursuits Can Be Undertaken Safely, The Crimes Which Would Merit A Police Pursuit And For Any Other Related Purpose; To Establish The Membership Of The Study Committee; To Provide Procedures For The Study Committee; To Require The Study Committee To File A Report With The Legislature; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To End The Use Of Restitution Centers And Convert Restitution Centers To Post-release Reentry Centers; To Bring Forward Section 25-3-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Outline The Duties And Compensation For Sheriffs, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 45-33-27, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides The Time Frame For Registration Of Offenders, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 45-33-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For A Central Registry Of Offenders, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-5-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Outlines Department Functions; To Bring Forward Section 47-5-26, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Outlines Subordinate Personnel, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-5-110, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Assigns The Pre-release Program, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-5-194, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establishes The Cashless System And Prohibits Financial Items, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-5-1207, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For The Construction Of Additional Public Or Private Correctional Facilities, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 47-7-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Probation Violations And Procedures For Bail, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Repeal Section 99-37-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Establishment Of Restitution Centers; To Repeal Section 99-37-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Authorizes The Cooperation Of The Department Of Public Welfare And The Department Of Corrections At Restitution Centers; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-3-519, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Sheriff And His Deputies In Any County To Use Radar Speed Detection Equipment Upon The Public Streets, Roads And Highways Within The County, Lying Outside The Limits Of Any Incorporated Municipality Until A Certain Date; To Provide For The Number Of Radar Guns Eligible For Purchase By A County Based On The Number Of Fulltime Deputies In The County; To Prohibit The Use Of Radar Within 500 Yards Of The Boundary Line Of A Municipality, The Boundary Line Of The County And A Speed Limit Change; To Prohibit Sheriffs From Using Radar Speed Detection Equipment On Any Interstate Highways Or Four-lane State Highways; To Provide That Certain Funds Shall Be Directed To The School District Where The Citation Was Issued To Be Used For School Safety Purposes And Driver's Education Programs; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 446 Located In Bolivar County, Mississippi, As The "h.m. "mack" Grimmett Memorial Highway"; To Designate A Segment Of Mississippi Highway 28 Located In The Soso, Jones County, Mississippi, As The "paul Holifield Memorial Highway; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The "mississippi Kratom Consumer Protection Act" To Regulate The Preparation, Distribution, And Sale Of Kratom Products; To Define Terms; To Prohibit The Preparation, Distribution And Sale Of Adulterated Or Contaminated Kratom Products; To Prescribe Fines And Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Authorize The Department Of Revenue To Administer The Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 49-7-31.5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Wild Hogs May Be Hunted, Trapped And Taken With The Aid Of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Or Drones, To The Extent Permitted By Federal Law; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Persons Who Have At Least 30 Years Of Creditable Service In The Public Employees' Retirement System, Who Were Employed As Public School Teachers At The Time Of Their Retirement And Who Have Been Retired At Least 90 Days And Receiving A Retirement Allowance, May Be Employed As Teachers In Certain Public School Districts After Their Retirement And Receive A Retirement Allowance From The Public Employees' Retirement System During Their Employment As Teachers In Addition To A Set Salary; To Provide That Such Retired Teachers Shall Be Eligible To Return To Teaching And Continue To Receive A Retirement Benefit For A Total Of Five Years; To Stipulate The Amount To Be Paid By School Districts, Which Avail Themselves Of Reemploying Retired Teachers To Pers; To Provide That Any Time Worked By A Retired Teacher In A School District That Is Less Than A Full Contractual Term Of Traditional Teachers Shall Constitute One Of The Five Years Of Post-retirement Teaching Eligibility And The Salary Authorized For Such Individual Shall Be Prorated For Any Time Worked Less Than A Full Academic Year; To Provide That A Retired Teacher Shall Not Be Restricted To Teaching In One School District For His Or Her Period Of Post-retirement Teaching Eligibility; To Provide That School Districts May Employ Retired Teachers Based On Certain Critical Teacher Shortage Criteria Developed By The Department Of Education; To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Minimum Salary For Retired Teachers Returning To The Classroom; To Allow Retired Teachers Who Had Received National Board Certification Prior To Retirement To Continue Receiving The Annual Supplement For Such Certification; To Amend Sections 25-11-123 And 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 75-29-951, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Further Define Cottage Foods And Related Terms; To Provide A List Of Foods That Are Authorized As Cottage Foods Within The State; To Increase The Maximum Annual Gross Sales For A Cottage Food Operation To Be Exempt From Food Establishment Permit Fees; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Water Quality Accountability Act; To Define Certain Terms Relating To Water And Wastewater Utilities; To Provide That A Water Or Wastewater Utility Is Subject To The Jurisdiction Of The Department Of Health With Respect To Rates, Charges, Certain Evidence Of Indebtedness, Rules And Annual Report Filings; To Provide Certain Requirements Regarding Water Or Wastewater Utilities That Request A Loan Or Financial Assistance; To Provide Certain Permit And Permit Application Requirements; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 37-173-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Expand The Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship For Students With Dyslexia Program By Making Certified Academic Language Therapists (calt) Eligible To Be Employed By School Districts To Provide Dyslexia Services; To Require The Department Of Education To Issue Licenses To Individuals Through Reciprocity If The Individual Meets Certain Requirements; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Require The State Board Of Education To Implement A Financial Literacy Curriculum To Be Taught In Grades Six Through Twelve On Or Before The 2025-2026 Academic School Year For All Mississippi Students; To Provide That Each Mississippi Student During 10th, 11th, Or 12th Grade Shall Take And Pass A One-half Carnegie Unit Credit Course In Personal Finance In Order To Earn A High School Diploma; To Establish A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Known As The "financial Literacy Trust Fund" That Shall Provide Financial Literacy Education And Be Administered By The State Board Of Education; To Require The Board To Develop Rules And Regulations For The Implementation Of The Fund; To Authorize The Department Of Banking And Consumer Finance To Contribute A Portion Of Funds Generated From Penalties And Fees To The Financial Literacy Trust Fund; To Amend Section 37-7-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act And To Set Certain Topics That Shall Be Required For The Financial Literacy Program; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact A Minimum Wage Law For The State Of Mississippi, With Annual Incremental Increases Over A Three-year Period; To Define Employers And Employees Subject To The Minimum Wage Law; To Empower The Mississippi Department Of Employment Security, Office Of The Governor, To Enforce And Administer The Provisions Of The Minimum Wage Law; To Provide Criminal Penalties And A Civil Cause Of Action Against Employers For Violations Of The Minimum Wage Law; To Amend Section 17-1-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Municipal And County Governing Authorities, In Their Discretion, To Mandate A Wage That Is More Than The State Minimum Wage; To Amend Section 25-3-40, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 63-21-16, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Lienholder With A Federal Employer Identification Number (ein) Must Electronically Transmit The Satisfaction And Release And Discharge Of A Lien On A Motor Vehicle To The Department Of Revenue Not Later Than 14 Days After The Date Of Satisfaction Of The Lien; To Amend Sections 63-21-18 And 63-21-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, Before A Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealer Or Scrap Metal Processor May Purchase Or Receive A Motor Vehicle From The Owner Or Authorized Agent Of The Owner Of The Motor Vehicle For The Purpose Of Scrapping, Dismantling Or Destroying The Motor Vehicle, The Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealer Or Scrap Metal Processor Must Verify The Absence Of Any Lien On The Motor Vehicle; To Provide That If A Lien Exists On The Motor Vehicle, The Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealer Or Scrap Metal Processor May Not Purchase Or Receive The Motor Vehicle For The Purpose Of Scrapping, Dismantling Or Destroying The Vehicle, And Is Prohibited From Purchasing Or Receiving The Motor Vehicle For Such Purposes During Any Time For Which A Lien Exists On The Motor Vehicle; To Provide That A Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealer Or Scrap Metal Processor Must Utilize The Department Of Revenue's Automated Statewide Motor Vehicle Registration System For The Purpose Of Complying With Such Requirements; And For Related Purposes.